As a Canadian I learned fairly recently it was these taxes on tea that turned Americans to coffee.
What I find interesting in newly learning about the sons of liberty and the militia facing down the British military in Lexington and other places are now all part of greater Boston. These distances by today’s standards are surprisingly tiny.
David Hackett Fischer discusses his (excellent) book “Paul Revere’s Ride”:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?58074-1/paul-reveres-ride
David Hackett Fischer discusses his (excellent) book “Paul Revere’s Ride”:
https://www.c-span.org/video/?58074-1/paul-reveres-ride
Tiny?
Traffic in Boston
Is Brutal
and if You were
British going back
to the Fort
It was Deadly!
In the 18th century, most people never traveled more than 20 miles from home.